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Looking for games like Rocket Science? Here are top simulation recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Oxygen Not Included, Duskers or Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop.

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  1. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 51,372 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oxygen Not Included.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 3,658 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskers.

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  3. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 902 reviews

    Collect everything Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop has to offer in this convenient (if we don't say so ourselves) bundle. It contains the following: • Base Game • Soundtrack • Deluxe Skin and Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop.

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  4. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    74% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    "Stellar Orphans" offers an immersive dive into a thrilling intergalactic odyssey. In this deck-building game, every decision shapes the fate of your crew lost in the cosmic expanse. Drifting aimlessly in the darkness of space, your mission is to solve emerging crises to ensure the survival of your "Stellar Orphans." The game stands out for its strategic aspect, challenging p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Orphans.

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  5. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 2,316 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 22 reviews

    Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a frantic 1- or 4-player couch co-op action space shooter set in a massive neon battleship. Only through teamwork can you triumph over the evil forces of Anti-Love, rescue kidnapped space-bunnies, and avoid a vacuumy demise. Deep space is a dangerous place, but you don’t have to face it alone! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime.

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  6. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 85,966 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 4 reviews

    In FTL you experience the atmosphere of running a spaceship trying to save the galaxy. It's a dangerous mission, with every encounter presenting a unique challenge with multiple solutions. What will you do if a heavy missile barrage shuts down your shields? Reroute all power to the engines in an attempt to escape, power up additional weapons to blow your enemy out of the sky, or take the fight to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FTL: Faster Than Light.

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  7. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:stability, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    The game is filled to the brim with the atmosphere of cold space and zero gravity, features unusual game mechanics with a lot of puzzles, exploration, stealth, resource extraction, crafting, fights with alien forces and seizing space stations! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Somewhere on Zibylon.

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  8. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    67% User Score Based on 49 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Steel Shadows is a standalone RPG set in the epic universe of Ancient Frontier. Take command of a rag tag band of pirates and outlaws as you fight your way across the Frontier for treasure and glory. Delve into our latest turn based tactical RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows.

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  9. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 89,744 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 22 reviews

    The Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition Complete bundle includes the heavily-awarded and ever evolving space simulation game Kerbal Space Program as well as the History and Parts Pack & Breaking Ground expansion for a bundled discount. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kerbal Space Program.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    69% User Score Based on 192 reviews

    This is a platform game that challenges you with puzzles, upgrades and action. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enigmoon.

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  11. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 38,902 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 4 reviews

    The story of the slugcats, packaged together in this Complete bundle of the base game of Rain World and its two expansions, Rain World: Downpour and Rain World: The Watcher! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rain World.

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  12. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Captain Disaster takes a job delivering a package from Acturus-1 to Proboscis Major - not realising that he is actually transporting something that will put the entire galaxy in danger! Though just getting the package in the first place is quite a challenge in itself... Our intrepid nitwit investigates interesting peculiar people, puzzling places and panicky problems along the way to saving the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    92% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Gravity is everywhere. Use sling-shot maneuvers to your advantage and shoot projectiles on curved trajectories. Gravity can guide you, but it can also be your downfall. Nothing is stationary. Every star system is fully simulated, constantly orbiting around the black hole in the center of the galaxy. Watch the worlds around you collapse, explode, and merge into new ones.  There is no safe … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbitous.

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  15. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    81% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Blind Touch You Can't See! but your senses draws the world You lost your vision and memory due to an accident. Your guide cane became your new "eye"! You navigate environments that are familiar or distant— home, subway, a bustling street—illuminating objects through touch and memory. Choose Your Experience Enjoy this unique experience immersive, whether you’re a casual player s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blind Touch.

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  16. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    59% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    An asymmetric, cooperative dungeon defense game for 1-4 players where you play as the monsters protecting their hard earned treasures against invading hordes of looters (so-called heroes) trying to steal it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Keep the Heroes Out.

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  17. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    72% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    The Twin Paradox is an RPG in which you must prepare yourself for the first time travel. Explore the "Beyond" laboratory and interact with its scientists. Learn physics concepts that will help you understand how time travel could work in real life, as well as a bunch of interesting things from other sciences.Math-Free If math isn't your thing, don't worry! This isn't the classic game whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Twin Paradox.

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  18. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    67% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Tiny Space Academy is a 2D space sim where you can grow your own space agency and explore our solar system with rockets you design! Learn basic orbital mechanics, run science experiments, and get your astronauts back to Earth safely. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Space Academy.

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  19. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    A planetary exploration and survival game. Armed with a basic blaster, jet pack, multi-functional grappling gun, personal landing craft, and his own warp capable refinery ship, Bob thinks he's starting a cushy new life working for Space Salvage Corp. Little does he know; he'll be lucky to survive an hour. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Bob vs. The Replicons.

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  20. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 448 reviews

    Quasimorph: End of Dream is the first chapter of the extraction turn-based RPG Quasimorph. Confront your fears in brutal shootouts with PMC -fighters and demons and try to survive to complete your mission and bring the gear back to your spaceship! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quasimorph: End of Dream.

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  21. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    83% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    It is hard to adapt to such drastic changes to our daily lives in a world where most of us need to stay at home to help curb a virus pandemic. Keeping a house organized during quarantine can be difficult, especially when you have some remote work to do too. But don’t freak out. It's all about dividing the household chores between all family members.. When is time for one to work, is time for you t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bright Days in Quarantine.

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  22. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 3,038 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 7 reviews

    A single player exploration and survival experience, played in first person and developed in Unreal Engine 4. Set on a mysterious and uninhabited alien planet. With Earth on the brink of destruction, as mankind's last hope, and stranded on a deserted alien planet, the player has to survive the harsh environment and find a way to send a signal back home. Confronted with merciless weather, and dan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Solus Project.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    73% User Score Based on 489 reviews

    In this game you will try on the role of the chief mech engineer. You can design mechs, assembly and launch reactors, regulate weapons and, of course, send mechs into battle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mech Engineer.

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  24. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 125 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 6 reviews

    A research spaceship reaches an abandoned planet. Nothing is what it seems here and the situation quickly slips out of control. Can the crew manage to survive and get back home? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SYMMETRY.

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  25. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 602 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    Create your own epic saga of conflict, mythology and community! Rule your own clan, take important strategic decisions, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of Dragon Pass.

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  26. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    If you like to make puzzles, Super Jigsaw Puzzle is your game. Enjoy its comfortable and intuitive interface and its relaxing music that will allow you to concentrate on the difficult task of solving these beautiful photos that pose a real challenge for lovers of puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Jigsaw Puzzle.

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    47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    59% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    The story picks up after the first game ends, where Tom, Luke, and Helen escape to Mars with fake IDs, and Tanya remains on Earth to fight Nanotech, the company led by Richard Meier. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bionic Heart 2.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    The Aching is a graphical horror adventure game from the demented mind of the Lobdegg, heavily inspired by the old graphic adventure games Sierra and LucasArts released in the 1980s. This title features low resolution 16-color graphics mimicking the extremely limited hardware of the era. Gameplay is driven by a combination of arrow keys and a classic-style parser. Whatever you wish your character … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Aching.

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  29. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    39% User Score Based on 70 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 2 reviews

    Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre. You are John, a private in the service of the Federation who doesn’t fight to rack up kills or for honour and pride, he just fights to survive and get the whole thing over with. His ship is controlled by Ellie, an Artificial Intelligence which is … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Horizon.

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  30. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    67% User Score Based on 770 reviews

    Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out There: Ω Edition.

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  32. The Mars Agenda is a first person puzzle game in which the player needs to complete various tasks using only a guide book and some maps. The player must interpret maps like this to navigate the terrain, go to landmarks and complete puzzles.Current Features 9 landing zones 40+ page guide book (accessible online), with an in-game guide of mission specific pages Numerous puzzles that have to b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mars Agenda.

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  33. A gravity gripping, steampunk-styled, moody-beautiful, slingshot simulating puzzle pleaser. If you like Gravity Sling, Blast Off or Gears of Gravity, you’ll love this game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to G Prime.

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  34. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    57% User Score Based on 70 reviews

    Escape from Pleasure Planet is a gay-themed science-fiction adventure game with bright colourful graphics, a fun story and character art by Joe Phillips. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape from Pleasure Planet.

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  35. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Fasten your seat belts, bring your seat back to an upright position, you are about to pilot a Federation Starship on a wild roller coaster ride through the final frontier. Star Trek: 25th Anniversary is a point-and-click adventure with multiple solutions and moral choices, combined with a first person starship simulator. As Captain Kirk, you'll control phasers, photon torpedoes, shields, and commu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Trek: 25th Anniversary.

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  36. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    87% User Score Based on 158 reviews

    Pixel Puzzles 2: Space is a traditional style jigsaw puzzle game in a universal style, each piece uniquely shaped like no physical puzzle could be. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Puzzles 2: Space.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    90% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Probably the most colorful horror game you've ever played. Hide from moaning disembodied eyeballs while facing existential dread, ambient music, and alternative medicine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brighter Day.

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  38. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 390 reviews

    A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spaceport Hope.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shoot 1UP.

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  40. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    70% User Score Based on 660 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Space roguelike adventure. Take a chance to become a spaceship captain and lead your own crew, make pivotal decisions, and inevitably win tactical battles. Uncover the mysteries of the galaxy, among which is the star of Trigon, the most sinister and enigmatic one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trigon: Space Story.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    91% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Octopticom is an open-ended puzzle programming game about designing and optimizing optical computing devices. Use lasers, mirrors, filters and other components to read, transform and write sequences of colored squares. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OCTOPTICOM.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    82% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    The balance between light and darkness in the land of Occoterra is upset and Eshudell’s last rebels are brutally defeated. And where the light perishes, evil intensifies and grows ever so rapidly. The world awaits the rise of a hero who will take the fate of magical forces into his own hands and without hesitation embark on a thorny journey for a brighter future. Join our community on Discord an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rising Mist.

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  43. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, monetization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Return to command of the USS Enterprise in this classic. True episodic format beams eight original point-and-click missions into your computer. Featuring the cast members and sound effects from Star Trek: The Original Series, Judgment Rites puts you on course for a galaxy of excitement! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Trek: Judgment Rites.

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  44. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 793 reviews
    Critic Score 0%Based on 2 reviews

    A sci-fi adventure into space station management, mysterious radio messages, motherfucking AIs, sociopathic people in charge, and finding one's true self in a galaxy way too far, far away. How far is far enough? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Still There.

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  45. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 2,008 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 23 reviews

    Tharsis is a turn-based space strategy game. With dice and cannibalism. It puts you in control of humanity's first manned mission to Mars, just as it's struck by a micrometeoroid storm. You must guide your crew through disasters, food shortages, and the unforgiving nature of space - all while maintaining your sanity amidst cryptic signals and warnings from Mars. Defy the odds, make the difficult d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tharsis.

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  46. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 297 reviews

    Sol 0 is a real time strategy game where you establish the first Martian colony. From the first human footprints on Martian soil to a thriving and self-sustaining colony, Sol 0 imagines a near future using technology that could be available within the next few decades. Make use of minerals and resources across the Martian surface to expand from the first exploratory rover to an independent frontie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sol 0: Mars Colonization.

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  47. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 1,062 reviews

    Dwarfs!? is an addictive, fast paced arcade-like experience, with plenty of difficulty levels and game modes, in the tradition of great games such as “Lemmings” and “Dwarf Fortress”. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dwarfs F2P.

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  48. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    66% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Satellite Command is a realistic astrophysics simulator. Complete contracts with real data, launch and take control of ever more powerful Satellites, research advanced technology and build your Space Agency! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Satellite Command.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Bark, chase, run, and hide your way to freedom in this psychological/survival, stealth, horror experience. WARNING: This game is difficult. This game focusses heavily on invoking emotion rather than excessively exploring gameplay elements. Seeing the world through the eyes of a dog is what drives this experience through its story. Be warned, however, that this game is quite challenging. This diff… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BARK.

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